Practical Prophylaxis (Prevention).
Different methods have been suggested to minimize the chances of venereal infection. One of them is the use of rubber protectors, “condom,” but the protection they give is far from certain, as they occasionally tear, and also the infection may be implanted in parts beyond the protected area.
The United States Army and Navy, as well as some European governments, have introduced some preventive ointments for syphilis and injections for gonorrhea, but these preventive measures to be effective must be applied at once after the exposure, and in a most thorough and careful manner.